list of culinary fruits
This is a list of culinary fruits, ordered alphabetically by common name.
See also
fruit
.
acai
(
Euterpe oleracea
)
ackee
(
Blighia sapida
)
alligator apple
(
Annona glabra
)
apple
(
Malus domestica
)
apricot
(
Prunus armeniaca
)
avocado
(
Persea americana
)
banana
(
Musa
species and hybrids)
plantain
(various hybrids and varieties)
Barbados cherry
(
Malpighia emarginata
)
bel fruit
(
Aegle marmelos
)
bergamot orange
(
Citrus
aurantium
)
bilberry
(
Vaccinium myrtillus
)
blackberry
(various
Rubus
species)
boysenberry
(
R. ursinus
)
dewberry
(various species)
blueberry
(various
Vaccinium
species)
breadfruit
(
Artocarpus altilis
)
breadnut
(
Brosimum alicastrum
)
buffalo berry
(
Shepherdia argentea
)
canistel
(
Pouteria campechiana
)
cherimoya
(
Annona cherimola
)
cherry
(various
Prunus
species)
chokecherry
(
P. virginiana
)
sour cherry (
P. cerasus
)
sweet cherry (
P. avium
)
citron
(
Citrus medica
)
cloudberry
(
Rubus chamaemorus
)
coconut
(
Cocos nucifera
)
crab apple
(
Malus
species)
cranberry
(various
Vaccinium
species)
crowberry
(
Empetrum
species)
currant
(various
Ribes
species)
custard apple
(
Annona reticulata
)
date
(
Phoenix dactylifera
)
durian
(
Durio zibethinus
)
elderberry
(
Sambucus
species)
black elderberry (
S. nigra
)
European red elder (
S. racemosa
)
feijoa
(
Acca sellowiana
)
fig
(
Ficus carica
)
flowering quince
(
Chaenomeles
species)
gooseberry
(various
Ribes
species)
English gooseberry (
R. uva-crispa
)
smooth gooseberry (
R. hirtellum
)
grape
(various
Vitis
species)
grapefruit
(
Citrus
paradisi
)
guava
(Psidium guajava
)
hog plum
(
Spondias mombin
)
huckleberry
(
Gaylussacia
species)
jaboticaba
(
Plinia cauliflora
)
jackfruit
(
Artocarpus heterophyllus
)
jujube
(
Ziziphus
species)
common jujube (
Z. jujuba
)
Indian jujube (
Z. mauritiana
)
kiwi
(
Actinidia deliciosa
)
kumquat
(
Fortunella
species)
Nagami kumquat (
F. margarita
)
Marumi kumquat (
F. japonica
)
Meiwa kumquat (
F. crassifolia
)
lemon
(
Citrus
limon
)
lingonberry
(
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
)
lime
(various
Citrus
species and hybrids)
finger lime (
C. australasica
)
Kaffir lime (
C. hystrix
)
key lime (
C.
aurantifolia
)
mandarin lime (
C.
limonia
)
Persian lime (
C.
latifolia
)
Sweet lime (
C. limetta
)
loganberry
(
Rubus loganobaccus
)
longan
(
Dimocarpus longan
)
loquat
(
Eriobotrya japonica
)
lychee
(
Litchi chinensis
)
mamey apple
(
Mammea americana
)
mango
(
Mangifera indica
)
mangosteen
(
Garcinia mangostana
)
medlar
(
Mespilus
species)
melon
(
Cucumis melo
)
muskmelon
(various varieties)
miracle fruit
(
Synsepalum dulcificum
)
mulberry
(various
Morus
species)
black mulberry (
M. nigra
)
red mulberry (
M. rubra
)
white mulberry (
M. alba
)
musk cucumber
(
Sicana odorifera
)
nectarine
(
Prunus persica
)
neem
(
Azadirachta indica
)
orange
(various
Citrus
species and hybrids)
sweet orange (
C.
sinensis
)
mandarin orange (
C. reticulata
)
sour orange (
C.
aurantium
)
Oregon grape
(
Mahonia
species)
papaya
(
Carica papaya
)
passion fruit
(
Passiflora
species)
purple passion fruit
(
P. edulis
)
pawpaw
(
Asimina triloba
)
peach
(
Prunus persica
)
pear
(
Pyrus communis
)
persimmon
(
Diospyros
species)
Japanese persimmon (
D. kaki
)
American persimmon (
D. virginiana
)
pineapple
(
Ananas comosus
)
plum
(various
Prunus
species)
European plum (
P. domestica
)
Japanese plum (
P. salicina
)
pomegranate
(
Punica granatum
)
prickly pear
(various
Opuntia
species)
Indian fig (
O. ficus-indica
)
pummelo
(
Citrus maxima
)
Quandong
(
Santalum acuminatum
)
raisin tree
(
Hovenia dulcis
)
rambutan
(
Nephelium lappaceum
)
raspberry
(various
Rubus
species)
sea buckthorn
(
Hippophae rhamnoides
)
serviceberry
(
Amelanchier
species)
strawberry
(
Fragaria
species and hybrids)
alpine strawberry (
F. vesca
)
large-fruited strawberry (
F.
ananassa
)
musk strawberry (
F. moschata
)
tamarind
(
Tamarindus indica
)
tangerine
(
Citrus reticulata
)
quince
(
Cydonia oblonga
)
sapodilla
(
Manilkara zapota
)
sapote
(
Pouteria sapota
)
soursop
(
Annona muricata
)
star apple
(
Chrysophyllum cainito
)
sweetsop
(
Annona squamosa
)
watermelon
(
Citrullus lanatus
)
wax gourd
(
Benincasa hispida
)
wild mango
(
Irvingia
species)
dika
(
I. gabonensis
)
Melissa Petruzzello
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Article Title:
list of culinary fruits
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Date Published:
20 February 2024
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